2007-10-16 02:20:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
It is so good of you to take the p*** out of me, as i had a motobike crash 3 years ago and have problems whit talking and riteing,this will be the last time i post on hear.
2007-10-16 06:30:41 · update #1
There are a couple of things you need to consider before venturing out into the online world and selling your photos, if you do intend to sell them online.
1) Subject matter- You didn't post what the subject is in your photos, but here are some general guidelines for this...
If your photos are of certain "types" (lack of a better word) of people, especially children, you need to take care to obtain release and consent forms to post pictures online. Although I heartily am in opposition to the "photographer = pedophile" sentiment that seems to fly around if a person is seen in public with a camera, you need to take some steps to ensure you have the consent of the people you have taken pictures of to post them online. This isn't as much of a legal matter as much as one of sensitivity, and if someone doesn't like you posting their photo, they could be a big detriment to your photo selling business because of "negative word of mouth".
If you have nude or artistic nude photos, some websites will not allow you to post images, even if they are tasteful. Smugmug, for example, won't allow anything that "wouldn't be allowed in a museum in which minors are admitted." Check the policies of the website before opening an account.
If you have pictures from professional sporting events or entertainment venues (rock concerts, etc), you may not be able to sell those and personally profit from them. You'll need to check with the appropriate artist/team/league/venue to find out their policies.
2) Internet precautions
The biggest precaution online is people stealing your images. Do not post original size images on your website without some sort of watermarking system to identify yourself as the original author; in fact, I wouldn't post original size images at all. Resize the images before uploading/watermarking them so someone can't just download your photos and print them themselves.
Post a disclaimer on your website identifying yourself as the original author and that any distribution without your consent is prohibited. This gives you grounds in case someone attempts to pirate your photos and you may have to take legal action against them.
Also, please consider strongly the online service that you are going through. There are several considerations to make here:
-- Terms of Service: Yes, free hosting sites are great, but they often have a caveat. There have been tons of stories of people who upload pictures only to lose them a few months later because they didn't make a purchase required by the site's Terms of Service agreement. Be sure to read it carefully!
-- You get what you (don't) pay for: Again, free hosting sites are great, but they can bite you in the rear in a number of ways. First image storage and bandwidth. Most free accounts have a limit of the number of images you can upload and how many times they can be downloaded. Websites like flickr and pBase offer storage in the 100's of megabytes for 2 dollars a month with virtually no bandwidth limit.
-- Microstock agencies have differing policies regarding who you can give your images/if you can still display your images once you sell them. Getty Images and iStockPhoto are two microstock agencies, but you may have to submit a portfolio for them to consider whether or not they will accept your work.
Also, some sites will post advertisements on your site, some of them unsightly (I've seen Viagra text ads on a photo gallery of a children's birthday party), so my point here is to really examine the plans, pricing, and terms of service so that your site provides the image you want it to.
With that in mind, I can recommend 2 services I have used to sell photographs online that offer stellar services and features and really were part of the solution to help my photography business take off: Zenfolio and SmugMug. I've included two links in my sources below. Zenfolio plans start at $25 a year I think and Smugmug at about $40. You can start trial periods with them to see how they work out/which ones look better to you.
Good luck to you.
2007-10-16 07:12:06 · answer #1 · answered by Modulus 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your images are very good, but I don't think they are commercial. Put it this way, my best selling image by far is a steaming mug of hot coffee with the steam coming off it against a white background (which makes it easy to select), over 2000 sales and counting. For your images I would suggest cultivating your local photography network and have an exhibition or two. Get your name out there and doors open. I think your market is in the Art Print, thought provoking images that designers will buy to hang on their clients walls, a pretty niche market, but can be lucrative. Your obviously a good photographer, you use light really well, but to make it in photography you have to 'sell out' in order to sell - sad but true. I spent my career giving my customers what they wanted which hardly 'stretched' me as a photographer, to be honest, and sadly, Art rarely entered into it except on a very few occasions with the designer market as above, those images were for my benefit to grow as a photographer, I don't expect to sell many. Chris
2016-05-22 22:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by kassandra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi There
if your photos are technically spot on, free from noise, not snapshots and are above 4MP in size then the best site IMO is http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=72878.
You have to sumbit 10 initial shots to be assessed, then if you are approved you can upload as many photos as you wish and the downloads come thick and fast.
Make sure you first 10 are varied, avoid flower photos, inspect them at 100% for any noise, if you get rejected you will have to wait 30 days before you can apply again but it is worth it.
Check out their forums for advice
cheers
Sparky
2007-10-19 01:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by sparkylwg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could do a web search for stock photo agencies on line. Your library may have books on where and how to sell your photos.
Before submitting anything you need to improve your writing and grammar skills. "Hi. I have some nice photos I've taken. How can I sell them?" I absolutely hate the phrase "have got". It just sounds semi-literate. I have, you have, we have. Adding "got" isn't necessary.
2007-10-16 02:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2014-11-20 18:18:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
search micro stock agents and see if they accept any of your work
the subject matter would net a better answer
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2007-10-16 02:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Antoni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I have took" , Do you speak incorrectly also?.If so, grow up!
2007-10-16 04:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋